Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, right, and House Speaker Beth Harwell said Thursday that the state should re-examine no-bid deals awarded to a real estate firm that Gov. Bill Haslam has invested in.

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Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and House Speaker Beth Harwell said Thursday that the state should re-examine a series of deals with a real estate firm that Gov. Bill Haslam has invested in.

The leaders of the state Senate and House of Representatives said the legislature's Fiscal Review Committee ought to reconsider Jones Lang LaSalle's contract to manage state buildings and arrange leases on the state's behalf.

The remarks came after the Haslam administration gradually ramped up involvement with the firm. Jones Lang LaSalle parlayed an initial, $1 million contract to conduct a consulting report on ...